LAS CRUCES – The Las Cruces football team opened district play with a 55-0 victory over Gadsden on Thursday at the Field of Dreams.

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Las Cruces High's Gabe Quezada is all smiles after he picks up a blocked kick and runs it in for a touchdown during Thursday night's football game against Gadsden High School the Field of Dreams.(Photo: Polo Orta/For the Sun-News)

The Bulldawgs led 42-0 at halftime on a 55-yard Brandon Baeza punt return for a touchdown.

"We did what we needed to do and came out and stayed focused," Bulldawgs coach Mark Lopez said. "We had a business approach coming off the bye week."

Shane Mora, Payton Ball, Ryan Beltran scored on the ground to open scoring for the Bulldawgs. A blocked punt recovered by Gabe Quezada made it 28-0 and Beltran scored again to make it 35-0.

Ruben Gonzalez ended the game with a 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.

The Bulldawgs improved to 4-1 on the season and 1-0 in District 3-6A play. The Bulldawgs travel to Hobbs next week.

"Everything else from here on out will be challenging," Lopez said. "Hobbs is a fast paced teams that we have to get ready for. It will be a different look than the offenses we have gone against the past two games."